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Submitted: 9/17/22 • Approved: 10/23/22 • Last Updated: 10/27/22 • R245631-G0-S3
Tennessee
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS US Army
Company C 12 Cavalry 1 Calvary Division
Vietnam
October 26, 1946 - December 27, 1966
Purple Heart
Air Medal
Private First Class Randall Lee Hixson was born on October 26, 1946, and was originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee. He served his country in the Vietnam War in the United States Army, with C Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division.
His tour in Vietnam began on December 15, 1966.
Less than two weeks later, on December 27, 1966, PFC Hixson was killed under hostile conditions in South Vietnam. He was 20 at the time of his death. PFC Hixson is buried at Foster-Hixson Cemetery in Hixson, Tennessee, and is memorialized on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Panel 13E, Line 84.
Parents: Kenny & Opal Hixson
Wife: Connie England
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Contributed on 9/17/22
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Record #: 245631
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